Last Updated: February 04, 2024, 19:21 IST
For cabs booked between 12 am and 6 am, operators can cost an additional 10 per cent. (Getty Images)
According to the brand new fare construction, cabs have been categorised into three courses primarily based on the price of the car
City taxis and people working by way of app-primarily based aggregators like Uber and Ola will now have to observe the brand new fare construction introduced by the Karnataka Transport Department.
With this new order launched by the division on Saturday, fares for app-primarily based cab aggregators as nicely as metropolis taxis can be uniform and the revised fares can be relevant throughout the state with rapid impact. Prior to this, the fares have been completely different for the 2 classes of taxis.
According to the brand new fare construction, cabs have been categorised into three courses primarily based on the price of the car. For automobiles whose buy value is Rs 10 lakh or beneath, the minimal fare has been mounted at Rs 100 for up to 4 km with a cost of Rs 24 for each further km.
For these costing between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 15 lakh, the minimal fare is Rs 115, and per km value Rs 28. For these costing above 15 lakh, minimal fare is about at Rs 130 with Rs 32 charged for every further kilometre.
The order clearly states that no cab aggregators shall be allowed to accumulate additional fees.
As for ready cost, the primary 5 minutes is free, after which passengers can be charged Re 1 for each minute.
In addition, app-primarily based aggregators can accumulate 5 per cent GST as nicely as toll fees from the passengers, the brand new order states. For cabs booked between 12 am and 6 am, operators can cost an additional 10 per cent, it acknowledged.
